Type of wine: dry red
Grape varieties: Kékfrankos
Terroir, vineyard: Lapi in Tihany (basaltic tuff)
Protection of origin category: Balatonfüred-Csopak PDO
Technology: After the manual harvest, the healthy, partly destemmed grapes were placed in open vats followed by 3-4 weeks of fermentation with indigenous yeast, then 24 months of ageing in 500 l Hungarian oak barrels. The wine is unfiltered and unrefined.
Bottled quantity: 1250
Retail price in Hungary: 15-17 €
Alcohol: 12,3% V/V
Alcohol on label: 12,5% V/V
Acidity: 6,3 g/l
Residual sugar: 1,3 g/l
Extract: 26,9 g/l
Story, awards:
Homola was one of the first producers who introduced a pure Tihany Kékfrankos.
JS: 93 points
This unfiltered Kékfrankos is the fruit of a 30-year-old vineyard in Tihany Peninsula on the shore of Lake Balaton. A real volcanic wine as here the soils are mainly composed of basaltic tuff. The wine was fermented spontaneously in open-vats and aged in large barrels for 24 months. The result is a handcrafted charming and complex red wine with an elegant acidity and a long finish.
